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About Magarda Village

Magarda is a mid sized village in Kukshi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,514, made up of 738 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.92 hectares hectares.

Magarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magarda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Kukshi
Area (hectares) 316.92 hectares
Population 1,514
Male Population 738
Female Population 776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magarda compares

By the 2011 count Magarda is the 71st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 316.92 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Magarda

Magarda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Magarda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Magarda from other places

Magarda lies about 52 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, about 24 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Magarda
Tehsil headquarters Kukshi 18 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Road 24 km
District headquarters Dhar 52 km

Villages closest to Magarda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kukshi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Magarda

As per the Census of India 2011, Magarda village had a population of 1,514. That makes it the 71st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Magarda village has 738 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magarda has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Magarda covers 316.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Magarda falls under Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Magarda is Tanda Road, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Magarda.

Magarda is about 52 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magarda is in Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district. Kukshi is about 18 km away. Tanda Road is about 24 km away. Dhar is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banki Dehri (1.7 km), Dehri (1.7 km) and Kutedi (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Magarda today is likely to be higher.

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